Difference between Phosphate and Phosphorus
What is the difference between Phosphate and Phosphorus?
Phosphate as a noun is any salt or ester of phosphoric acid. while Phosphorus as a noun is a chemical element (symbol p) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
Phosphate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
Phosphorus
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor
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